Black-Bellied Plovers

I took my new, very expensive 500mm lens to the beach on Monday in hopes of taking advantage of our recent sunshine and the beginning of the bird migration. Needless to say, it wasn’t sunny except for a very short length of time, as the heat inland drew moisture off the ocean, causing low clouds until about 4:30 and we headed home.

To make it even more frustrating, their were actually a good showing of birds, particularly at Bottle Beach. Despite the weather I managed to get a couple of shots I liked, particularly after I Apertured and Photoshoped them, making them appear much brighter than they really appeared to the human eye.

Here’s the best shot I’ve ever managed to get of a Black-bellied Plover, a shy bird that always kept it’s distance and actually first made me want a 500mm lens,

Black-bellied Plover

another shot of a flock of them flying by,

Black-Bellied Plovers in Flight

and my favorite shot of the day.

Birds on Sandbar

3 thoughts on “Black-Bellied Plovers”

  1. I have to disagree. The shot of the birds in flight has more subtlety for me. I like the one with the mossy island alright,
    but I like those rippled images that anchor the image, and the sense of continuous motion is very strong.

  2. the black-bellied plover of bottle beach, wow, who needs a picture with a sound track like that. love the grays. kjm

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